It is said in the Prophet Isaiah--'Behold! I send my Messenger before thy face; He shall prepare thy way.'

among other things he said, there comes one after me, who is superiour to me, I am not worthy to stoop down and untie his shoes.

then said a voice from heaven, 'Thou art my Son, the Beloved, in thee is my delight.'

"The time is now come," he said, "and the kingdom of God is near! Repent and believe the gospel."

And Jesus said unto them, "Follow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men."

And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

But Jesus checked it; "Be quiet," he said, "come out of him."

And they were all so amazed that they discussed it with one another, and said, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching! He gives orders with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"

And when they had found him, they said unto him, "All men seek for thee."

And he said unto them, "Let us go in to the next towns, that I may preach there also: for truly I came out for that purpose.

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeled down unto him, and said unto him, "If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."

And Jesus had compassion on him, and put forth his hand, touched him, and said unto him, "I will, be thou clean."

When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

And then Jesus, after sternly warning him, immediately sent him away, and said to him:

and said unto him, "See that thou say nothing to any man, but get thee hence and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimonial unto them."

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the sick of the palsy, "Son, thy sins are forgiven thee."

but there were certain of the Scribes sitting there, who were dissatisfied in their own minds, and said to themselves,

"Why does this man use such words?" they said; "he is blaspheming. Who can pardon sins but One--that is, God?"

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit, that they so reasoned in themselves, he said unto them, "Why think ye such things in your hearts?

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"--he said to the paralytic--

The man got up, and immediately took up his mat, and went out before them all; at which they were amazed, and, as they praised God, they said: "We have never seen anything like this!"

And as Jesus passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sit at the receipt of custom and said unto him, "Follow me." And he arose and followed him.

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, "How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?"

When Jesus heard that, he said unto them, "The whole have no need of the Physician: but the sick. I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance."

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees did fast, and they therefore came and said unto him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?"

And Jesus said unto them, "Can the children of a wedding fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

And the Pharisees said unto him, "Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?"

And he said to them, "Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was a hungered both he and they that were with him?

And he said to them, "The Sabbath day was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath day.

And he said unto the man which had the withered hand, "Arise and stand in the midst."

And he said to them, "Whether is it lawful? To do a good deed on the Sabbath day, or an evil? To save a man's life, or to kill?" But they held their peace.

And he looked round about on them, angrily mourning on the blindness of their hearts. And said to the man, "Stretch forth thine hand." And he stretched it out: And his hand was restored, even as whole as the other.

And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,

And when they that longed unto him heard of it, they went out to hold him. For they said, "He is too fervent."

And the scribes, which came from Jerusalem, said, "He hath Beelzebub, and by the power of the chief devil, casteth out devils."

And he called them unto him, and in similitudes said unto them, "How can Satan drive out Satan?

Because they said, "He had an unclean spirit."

And the people sat about him, and said unto him, "Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek for thee without."

And he answered them [and] said, "Who is my mother or my brothers?"

And he looked round about on his disciples, which sat in compass about him, and said, "Behold, my mother, and my brethren:

And he taught them many things in similitudes, and said unto them in his doctrine,

And he said unto them, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And he said unto them, "To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: But unto them that are without, shall all things be done in similitudes:

And he said unto them, "Perceive ye not this similitude? How then should ye understand all other similitudes?

And he said unto them, "Is the candle lighted, to be put under a bushel, or under the table? And is it not, rather, lighted to be put on a candlestick?

And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, with the same shall it be measured unto you again. And unto you that hear, shall more be given.

And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground,

And he said, "Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

And the same day, when even was come, he said unto them, "Let us pass over unto the other side."

And he was in the stern asleep on a pillow. And they awoke him, and said to him, "Master, carest thou not that we perish?"

And he rose up and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, "Peace and be still." And the wind allayed, and there followed a great calm:

and he said unto them, "Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?"

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, "What fellow is this? For both wind and sea obey him."

and cried with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus the son of the most highest God? I require thee in the name of God, that thou torment me not."

For he had said unto him, "Come forth out of the man thou foul spirit."

And he was asking him "{What is your name}?" And he said to him, "My name [is] Legion, because we are many."

And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging to go with him; but he said,

Howbeit, Jesus would not suffer him but said unto him, "Go home into thine own house and to thy friends, and show them what great things the Lord hath done unto thee, and how he had compassion on thee."

"My little daughter," he said, "is dying. I beseech you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may recover and live."

when she heard of Jesus, came behind Him in the croud, and touched his garment; for she said,

for she said, If I shall touch but his clothes I shall be healed.

And Jesus immediately felt, in himself, the virtue that went out of him, and turned him round about in the press, and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

And his disciples said unto him, "Thou seest the people thrusting thee on every side, and yet askest, 'Who did touch me?'"

And he said unto her, "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in peace, and be whole of thy plague."

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, certain which said, "Thy daughter is dead: why diseasest thou the Master any further?"

As soon as Jesus heard that word spoken, he said unto the ruler of the Synagogue, "Be not afraid, only believe."

And he went in and said unto them, "Why make ye this ado and weep? The maiden is not dead, but sleepeth."

And took the maiden by the hand, and said unto her, "Talitha, cumi," which is by interpretation, "maiden I say unto thee, arise."

And he commanded them strictly that no one should learn of this, and said to give her [something] to eat.

And when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard him were astonished, and said, "From whence hath he these things? And what wisdom is this that is given unto him? And such virtues that are wrought by his hands?

And Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not despised but in his own country, and among his own kin, and among them that are of the same household."

And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;

but to go shod with sandals; and He said, put not on two coats.

And he said unto them, "Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence.

And king Herod heard of him, for his name was spread abroad; And he said, "John Baptist is risen again from death, and therefore miracles are wrought by him."

Others said, "It is Elijah." And some said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."

But when Herod heard of him, he said, "It is John whom I beheaded, he is risen from death again."

John said unto Herod, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife."

because Herod was afraid of John. He knew that John was a righteous and holy man, and so he protected him. Whenever he listened to John, he did much of what he said. In fact, he liked listening to him.

And the daughter of the said Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat at board also. Then the king said unto the maiden, "Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee."

nay, he ratified his promise with an oath, "I will give you whatever you require, said he, tho' it be even the half of my kingdom."

And she went forth and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "John Baptist's head."

So she at once hurried in to the king and made her request, "I want you," she said, "to give me, without delay, the head of John the Baptist on a charger."

And he said unto them, "Come ye apart into the wilderness, and rest awhile." For there were many comers and goers, and that they had no leisure for so much as to eat.

Then when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him and said: "This place is desert, and the day is now far spent.

He answered and said unto them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said unto him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?"

He said unto them, "How many loaves have ye? Go and look." And when they had searched, they said, "Five, and two fishes."

Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing; he broke the loaves into pieces, and gave them to his disciples for them to serve out to the people, and he divided the two fishes also among them all.

And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

And [after he] had said farewell to them, he went away to the mountain to pray.

but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost and shrieked aloud ??50 for they all saw him and were terrified. Then he spoke to them at once; "Courage," he said, "it is I, have no fear."

For they all saw him, and were afraid. And anon he talked with them, and said unto them, "Be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid."

And went running through all the country round about, and took on their beds those who were ill, to where it was said that he was.

He answered and said unto them, "Well prophesied hath Isaiah of you hypocrites as it is written, 'This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.'

And he said unto them, "Well, ye cast aside the commandment of God, to maintain your own traditions.

For Moses said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother,' and, 'Whosoever curseth father or mother, let him die for it.'

and so you set aside what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many other practices like these."

And he called all the people unto him, and said unto them, "Hearken unto me every one of you and understand: